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President Obama’s Terrorism Pol...
Is it making us safer? Guests: Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey Andrew McCarthy, Senior Fellow, National Review...
The Mumbai Terrorist Attacks – What d
One thing I learned in my seven years of working in the White House Situation Room is that initial crisis reports are...
Less is the New More
The people have spoken and we have a new president-elect. For months we’ve watched the longest running political...
Why I Endorse John McCain
In case you haven’t noticed, Tuesday is Election Day. It’s the culmination of the longest campaign season in...
A Slice of American Pie, McCain- and ...
This election has gone on way too long, with way too many details. We have tax cut proposals, health care proposals,...
Is ACORN a Threat to Our Elections?
As a general rule, I tend not to get too riled up about politics, especially during a hotly contested election. People...
The Banking Crisis – Heads They Win,
Remember when you thought you could pay for your kids’ college tuition? That you could retire and move to Florida...
Lobbyists, Earmarks and Gridlock – an
America has some pretty serious problems these days – Wall Street is in freefall, the dollar is in the gutter,...
Making Lemonade from Lemons – How Som
In 1941, in the wake of the Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt rallied the nation. The young men and women who...
The Media Mandarins Just Don’t Get Sa
Party Conventions are rarely occasions for spontaneity, but the GOP’s choice of Gov. Palin electrified not only the...
About KT
Kathleen Troia “KT” McFarland is a national security commentator and columnist who appears
weekly on a number of TV, online and national radio programs. Ms. McFarland held national
security posts in the Nixon, Ford and Reagan Administrations, and received the Defense
Department’s highest civilian award. She ran was a Republican candidate for the US Senate
from New York in 2006. Read more about KT.